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'Love, passion, drama, violence, menace and peril, and characters you fall in love with!' - Santa Montefiore, author of Shadows in the MoonlightThe mystery of St Kilda's residents are all...

From Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and John Lloyd (Blackadder, QI), this is the 42nd anniversary edition of The Meaning of Liff. Revised, updated and ready to...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne could live with almost anything, so long as they had something to live for. 'Exquisite and devastating. It won't fail to move you' - Shelley...

The wonders of nature have inspired poets for centuries, stretching far back beyond the Romantics. Beautifully curated by Carol Ann Duffy, the poems in Earth Prayers span widely across time,...

'Conrad is a delight' S.J. BennettJoin Lulu Lewis, a retired detective with a knack for uncovering secrets, and Conrad, her extraordinary talking cat, as they take on their latest case.Hoping...

The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves sees the return of Detective Jimmy Perez'Fantastic. Ann Cleeves is a stone cold genius' Marian KeyesWhen a violent storm descends upon Orkney, the body...

'Probably the greatest storyteller of our age' - The Mail on SundayA collection of fifteen gripping short stories from the number one internationally bestselling author Jeffrey Archer.A hapless young detective...

Dazzling stories of love, magic and betrayal . . .A sensational collection from internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake.Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, the spirit tethered...

Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske - a queer Gothic fairy tale novella perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and...

Sparks fly and lovers dance in this gorgeous, yearning Cinderella retelling from bestselling author Freya Marske - a queer Gothic fairy tale novella perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and...

Hold Your Own, Kae Tempest's first full-length poetry collection for Picador is an ambitious, multi-voiced work based around the mythical figure of Tiresias.This four-part work follows him through his transformations...

A Japanese Thursday Murder Club, taking healing fiction for a mystery-filled spin with this Japanese bestseller that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Japan.He's not your average Grandpa.As a...

A Japanese Thursday Murder Club, taking healing fiction for a mystery-filled spin with this Japanese bestseller that has sold more than 200,000 copies in Japan.He's not your average Grandpa.As a...

It's Christmas Eve in London's financial district. A billionaire in his penthouse suite is visited by the ghost of Sarah Whitehead, the grief-stricken nun who has haunted the Bank of...

For a former English maid, the stakes have never been higher . . .Damned is the final book in the Scarlet Revolution series, a spellbinding adventure of magic, vampires and...

'An intriguing work of whimsi-grotesquerie'OLIVIE BLAKEHe was sent to kill a pest. Instead, he found a monster.In the decadent, deadly city of Tiliard, Guy Moulene has a simple goal: keep...

'An intriguing work of whimsi-grotesquerie'OLIVIE BLAKEHe was sent to kill a pest. Instead, he found a monster.In the decadent, deadly city of Tiliard, Guy Moulene has a simple goal: keep...

Another Man's Poison is the fifth mystery novel featuring George and Molly Palmer-Jones by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series.Molly Palmer-Jones arrives at her aunt...

Roy Grace never dreamed a murder investigation would take him deep into Buckingham Palace . . .Her Majesty, Queen Camilla, is aboard the Royal Train heading to a charity event...

The Colour of Hope is a thought-provoking, uplifting story about how love can give people the courage to seek out joy and purpose in life, from billion-copy bestselling author, Danielle...

The Colour of Hope is a thought-provoking, uplifting story about how love can give people the courage to seek out joy and purpose in life, from billion-copy bestselling author, Danielle...

The Portrait is a poignant story of two successful people who have built walls around themselves, and the rocky path to true courage and connection, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle...

The Portrait is a poignant story of two successful people who have built walls around themselves, and the rocky path to true courage and connection, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle...

Far from Home is a gripping and heartbreaking wartime tale about the love between a mother and daughter, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel.In July 1944, at the height of...

Never Say Never, the story of a woman who finds her life turned upside down while living temporarily in the French countryside, is an enthralling testament to new beginnings from...

'This is fantasy at its finest' - Leigh Bardugo, No. 1 New York Times bestselling authorThe Ragpicker King is the Sunday Times bestselling sequel to the epic Sword Catcher by...

'A masterpiece' - Lisa ScottolineDuring one of the fiercest conflicts the world has ever known, three strangers' lives collide . . .**********EVERY SECOND COUNTSOrphaned with no prospects, Charlie Matters' life...

There's your side. My side. And the truth.Lisa Jewell meets Jodi Picoult in a story of betrayal and deception in the aftermath of family tragedy.She must face justice. As her...

From Alix E. Harrow, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Starling House, comes a moving and genre-defying quest.A legend. A lie. A love story.A lady-knight whose legend built a nation...

From Alix E. Harrow, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Starling House, comes a moving and genre-defying quest.A legend. A lie. A love story.A lady-knight whose legend built a nation...

Kinsey has the perfect job as the team lead in a remote research outpost. She loves the isolation and the way the desert keeps temptations from the civilian world far...

Funny and heartbreaking, Writers & Lovers by Lily King is the bitingly clever story of Casey, a young writer who has lost her direction in life, until two men step...

'Everything I look for in fantasy' - George R. R. MartinTwo outcasts find themselves caught in a web of dangerous magic and dark secrets that could change the world forever...